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Last weekend my mother and I went shopping in Altanta looking for carpet, fabric for a shower curtain, and other odds and ends. At one store I found her absolutely awestruck, poring over a huge book, The Complete Drawings and Paintings of Leonardo da Vinci. The art is reproduced beautifully, with wonderful sharp detail. The imprint is Taschen, a German company that publishes a lot of art books. There is interesting editorial comment and some explication, but it is clearly a book to be looked at, drooled over, and opened again and again. At almost 700 pages and oversized, it weighs as much as a toddler! My mom bought it for us for the new basement room and I was thrilled. Most people call these "coffee table books," since that's usually where you find them. I see fewer and fewer of these in peoples' real homes, although they're still part of tried and true decorating of a certain type. Personally, I love such books, have them in my home and love to look through them elsewhere. I usually keep a book of Central Park photographs in our living room, everybody loves that one. In the library right now I have a Beatles book and one on WWII, both recent Christmas presets from our eldest son. Do you like such books, and do you have and display them? Do you look thru them in friends' houses? |
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Oh yes, I have many of them, even have them stacked under a chair and I never tire of looking at them. I love seeing books in a home. My passion is art and I'm an artist so, naturally, I adore them. |
- Posted by AnnieDeighnaugh (My Page) on Sun, Mar 30, 14 at 8:35
I don't have much space to display them, but I do enjoy them. I have a couple on our state in our guest room though so out of towners can enjoy the local color. |
Large art print books must be more out of favor than I realized,yaya :-) I have always though they were so useful if a guest is incomfortable and needs something to do, e.g. flip through a gorgeous book that is sure to elicit comment. One of the items I see most often on coffee/cocktail tables are the ubiquitous three or more balls made of ceramic, moss, metal, vines, paper m√Ęch√©, or any of a hundred other materials. I never can figure out their purpose! |
Annie, we posted at the same time..... Books on one's state in a guest room is a great idea! One on the birds of our state would be great for our guests... |
When I'm a guest in someone's home and I am in a position to need a book (in bed and can't sleep), I want to read. Give me a good paperback and skip the oversized art book. I have coffee table books. All have been gifts. I have never bought one and doubt that I ever will. They are dust collectors which, periodically, go to my library's book sale. |
I LOVE books and we both read so proper lighting for reading and access to books is a priority. I love art books and also like historical books, and gardening books . We currently have a large coffee table book on the life and times of JFK. I honestly can't imagine that it would ever be out of favor to have a home filled with the joy and information that books add to our lives. KSWL, I don't get all of the useless items that are displayed on coffee tables either. Our living room is usually strewn with books and magazines, laptops and iPads. |
That is the perfect description of our tables as well, Holly Kay! I do have some decorative items--- for example, in the library we have a large bowl from a local artist that is a good temporary repository for the pens and pencils and cords that inevitably get left behind. In the LR we have a vase of flowers from NDI, a shagreen box that contains the fireplace remote, and a tall glass candlestick and candle, in addition to the current book (Central Park). Books look better (IMO) on square or rectangular tables, but that doesn't deter me. Jmc, I usually put a kindle in the room with a guest and we have a library with lots of books, so a good read isn't a problem. I just love the feel of those large books and the quality of the printing, and the fact that the subject is usually something for which I wouldn't think to sit down and do a google image search, iykwim. They can be heavy, i see that as a potential guest room problem, but spread out on a coffee table... But you have given me a great idea---- I'll bet there are hundreds of these books languishing at Goodwill and Salvation Army stores.... |
Gorgeous book!! Would LOVE to sit and flip through it .... wonderful! I do have books on my coffee tables (two in our one-and-only living room) -- but I think that many of our guests have no idea that they are allowed to pick them up and have a look ..... maybe such things have fallen out of favor. Most folks seem to be surprised at my bookcase and my few-and-far-between books. Yes indeed. I have been asked: "Do you actually READ those books????" Currently (these things change often) on the old trunk that serves as one of the coffee tables : No bookcovers (another thing that changes often) And on the other coffee table: (tucked into a basket) Brian Coleman: Barry Dixon Interiors |
DH and I try to purchase a book from each country that we have visited. I have them displayed on an antique table in the corner of our family room. I sometimes pour myself a glass of wine, grab a book and flip through the pages, which ultimately brings back memories of the trip itself. |
And here's a single pin from Pinterest from Joe Ruggiero (remember his great show on HGTV) |
Here is a link that might be useful: Pin from Joe Ruggiero -- books on coffee table
- Posted by ineffablespace (My Page) on Sun, Mar 30, 14 at 10:28
I have more than 100 and they were all in the LR of my last house, stacked horizontally. That's probably how they will end up in this house. the biggest ones are probably 24" in length. |
We have (and love) books, but we do not have "art" books. That is just not us. I have not noticed them on many of our friends tables either nor that many of the "balls". LOL I do think the balls are just a decorative accent. I've seen some beautiful porcelain ones and of course the fishing floats - I love those and have several - but not on a coffee table. I also have a couple of moss balls - but they are in pots or containers in various places. Just one ball - which brings a bit of green into the room. I love decorating with plants but there are some places a plant just won't live and so I have a couple of the moss balls. To me, the balls used as decor wouldn't be any different from the candlestick the OP listed on her coffee table. Except of course, you could actually use the candle if need be! LOL Actually, in our great room, we do not use a coffee table. I do have books in there, on a side table, in a basket, etc. In our sunroom, which is most used as a den for us, there are decor books on the coffee table, along with a plant and a couple of small vintage items. We also enjoy books from places we have visited and my husband is a history buff, so you will find several history/military books and historical books from the area where we live. |
- Posted by forboystoo (My Page) on Sun, Mar 30, 14 at 10:57
I have a coffee table book of a resort I've vacationed at for 50 years or so. It's changed so much since I was a child . The old building that sold blocks of ice is gone. The old (creaky) wooden decks have been replaced with Trex . The tents have mostly been replaced with motor homes. I got mine after we had a bear visit one night . I just love looking back at "the good old days". Still I can't think of coffee table books without seeing this.. It's a book that is also a table.. |
I like art books and coffee table books, although I don't have any displayed on the coffee table. I bought a few for my husband that I thought he might like. One was about the history of the Marines and the other about the history of muscle cars - if you add in his electric and plumbing manuals then you have a pretty good idea about his interests :) He keeps them in his office. I would love to have that Leonardo da Vinci book. I'm sure it would keep me engrossed for hours! |
- Posted by mtnrdredux (My Page) on Sun, Mar 30, 14 at 11:30
When we go to see a special art exhibit, we usually buy a related "coffee table" book. And we have them stacked horizontally here and there. I really enjoy them, as another said, as a way to remember the exhibit. We also have a few others, like the New Yorker cartoons tome. However, I think coffee table books have been besmirched as a category. 90% of them are pure junk, a la decorative mugs, published for people who can't think of anything else to give! In our family room, we have a stack of photo books from our vacations. They are only for us or close relatives, but we really enjoy looking through those. The one things I can say in favor of "coffee table books" is that that they can't be kindle-ified. I have recently given in and started reading novels on Kindle. I only buy the physical book now if I am pretty sure I will want to own it (eg classics, prize winners, etc) |
I have two on my coffee table in the living room. One is Gardens of Philadelphia and the other is the catalog from a show of Jamie Wyeth's work at The Brandywine River Museum (where I got to meet him and he is so good looking!). I occasionally leaf through them, not often. As for the coffee table in my den, which is where I sit and have my "command center", it is a catchall of catalogs and magazines and books I am reading at the moment. When books are formally arranged in a coffee table, I would hesitate to disturb them at another person's house. Still, they are a good reflection of that person's interests. |
- Posted by Kees_Lover (My Page) on Sun, Mar 30, 14 at 12:11
Sometimes, when I'm tired of the current photos or items that I have on display on sofa table and other areas of my house, I will put a travel or over-sized art or photo book on display. I like having books displayed vertically, face-out. Like homersmom, I have books from travels (sometimes you can't find the book anywhere but at the place you visited) that are beautiful, so I display them like art. And, yes, I do page through them again. |
I adore books, both reading them and using them as decor. No art books but subjects that DH and I are interested in. Mine, of course, are on home decor and architecture! :D Others are on places we've traveled, Christmas books, and DH's hobbies. One is a Who's Who in America as it contains 2 relatives of ours and is soon going to be used for an altered book project! I've seldom seen a guest in our home look at any of them tho. I do occasionally look at them myself. Not 'coffee table' books as such, but I've bought vintage books at yard sales and thrift shops in colors that look good in my house which I use as risers. I have a couple of friends who have books around and I have looked thru them while visiting. Most people I know are not obsessed with home decor as much as I am and don't use them as decor. "But you have given me a great idea---- I'll bet there are hundreds of these books languishing at Goodwill and Salvation Army stores...." Excellent idea! Now that I've reduced my collection of books I might start looking in thrift stores for more! LOL Only really large ones tho. I did buy some of my home decor books at a library sale. They are in pristine condition (looked as if they had never been opened) and 5 for $1. was a price I could not walk away from! Re: those ubiquitous balls which are often used to introduce a "pop" of color (really dislike that phrase!), or texture but IMO are overused and very "common". I have one set which I made with fabrics in my accent colors so they are more unique. I also have collections of art glass balls and genuine glass fishing floats which are a different accessory IMO and I often use them in other ways than just in a bowl on the coffee table. They have a completely different 'feel' to me than decorative balls made in China, sold in chain home decor stores, and seen in thousands of homes all over North America. |
So it seems the "coffee table book" is alive and well, driven by interests and experiences. I love the idea of travel books --- never considered it because of the extra suitcase weight, it didn't occur to me to have them sent. I am a poor photographer so the photos would be a better record than I could provide. Tea cats, like you many of my oversized books are home related. I love the Faudree one! One hundred beautiful books, ineffable, I don't think we have room for that many. I agree that stacking them horizontally is the best storage method. We had deeper bottom shelves built in our library to accommodate oversized books. Lol, tinam, you've got me--- I've only lit that candlestick a few times, but the difference in my own mind is that I could use it if needed. No problem with spheres as a purely decorative object, but in that case I admit to liking one instead of a group. Ded I love garden books and have several from places like Bellingrath, and love the New Yorker cartoons, Mtn. Agree the whole idea has been adulterated by junk books whose sole purpose is to provide a 40% off purchase for someone browsing the sale table (or rather what they hope a buyer will think is 40% off).. I don't have any whatsoever qualms about asking to pick up arranged books :-) I have an old wooden music stand that, if properly braced, would probably hold the weight of my new book. It may be moving downstairs with Leo and a few others. |
OMG forboystoo I did not see your coffee table coffee table book! I love it! It's inevitable that someone will mention the Seinfeld episode, so I may as well do it myself.... Kramer would love your book too! |
I love books and they exist in every room in my house. I, too, am a lackluster photographer, so I like to buy books with photographs of places that I'm visiting. I also have a large selection of decorating books, art and books on table settings and china. I would love to stack some on my coffee table, but I cheaped out and purchased an inexpensive table with a very thin glass top. I'm afraid to put much weight on it, so it's usually accessorized with three carved wooden candlesticks with candles and a Florentine tray. |
- Posted by robotropolis (My Page) on Sun, Mar 30, 14 at 14:32
I love them! My latest was a cheaper version of Circus by Taschen -- still huge but not literally a coffee table like the first version! This photo I found on the internet demonstrates that one's size -- the lady is 6 ft tall I love the circus and really enjoy visiting the Ringling Circus Museum in Sarasota so it's meaningful for me. I also have a collection of richly illustrated old wildlife books, beautiful inside and out, some quirkier books (Pinups, Armed America), some art and design books. Here are some more favorites: My favorites, of course, relate to my interests and are usually informative as well as beautiful. Great idea to get some travel books for guests. I leave paperbacks in my guest room, but personally enjoy reading up on my travel destinations as well, so it would work for me. |
I have "three" spheres (balls) but have never used them. They are a beautiful ceramic with paisley on them. They're a decorative accent piece is all. Usually something pretty to look at and to add color to a room. No different than any other decorative object one would have in their house. So I'm not getting your comment, especially on a decorating board. I have no books on display except my personal pile on the end table next to where I sit. And pending on the person with the art books, I sometimes, but not always, find them to be a bit pretentious. Well, the new coffee table comes tomorrow, I must get my tray which will hold little decorative objects ready! They may not live up to your standards though. :) |
I forgot to mention that I also love using antique books in decorating. Many are not read, but some are the beautiful leather covers, etc. I love using them. Many really have much prettier covers that what we see today. I'm sure leather books today would cost a fortune! |
- Posted by SloeGinFizz (My Page) on Sun, Mar 30, 14 at 17:49
No coffee table in my living room, so no 'coffee table' books. We do have some of the oversized art/photography/decorating books but they live in the dining room shelves with the other books. I have a couple of small ottomans near my sofa, good for putting feet up. On one lives a basket with stuff we use all the time, like eyeglass cloths, the tv remotes, nail files, antacids, very practical stuff. In my defense, the basket itself is very pretty- and it was fair trade and made by refugees of Rwanda. |
- Posted by beaglesdoitbetter (My Page) on Sun, Mar 30, 14 at 18:22
We have them in almost every room. In the sunroom, they are stacked under a chair on the floor and are garden books. In our gathering room, we have books on great cities. In our conservatory/library, I try to find eclectic ones. I have some in Icons of Modern designs and dog breeds and nature scenes and antiques and I have them stacked around or open for people to look at: I love to have books around although I don't buy physical copies of modern/popular books because I read those on the Kindle exclusively now (I find reading on a Kindle SO much easier since I can do it one-handed) |
- Posted by patricia43 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 30, 14 at 21:29
Love them. Have many. Artsy family of painters, drawers,musicians, architects and we all love gardening and memberships in several gardening societies, rose, garden clubs, master gardeners, area arts guild, a study club, member of supporting/fundraising organization for local library. When attending art shows, I swear off coffee table books but I am weak. One son hands his off to me for retirement and preservation. His wife is not interested right now. That will come in time when babies are older. Change them out, put them in bedrooms, on library tables, on valet tables, foot of bed, on shelving. KSWL, love Bellingrath. |
- Posted by outsideplaying (My Page) on Sun, Mar 30, 14 at 22:36
Love having a collection of books around. Most of ours are gardening books, which I use quite often, evidenced by the tabs sticking out of the pages. I also have several books about Southern subjects, one by Charles Kuralt and another with photographs of old barns and rural structures with essays by Ferrol Sams. I too leave some paperbacks we have of local sightseeing or other interesting road trips in the area in our guest rooms. And our coffee table is always piled with magazines and other reading matter. |
Outside, I enjoy those books too--- my late FIL went to school with Ferrol Sams and we love his novels. I hadn't realized he wrote essays as well. "When attending art shows, I swear off coffee table books but I am weak." We share that weakness, lol. Seems I am "always" never going to buy another huge book... Beagles, that room is fantastic, and I do see your pile of books peeking out from under that chair to the left :-) I'm with you on the kindle, but every now and then I like to hold a real book. Even though I find myself pushing the edge of the page instead of turning it (hanging head). No screen can reproduce the heft and color of those prints in large books, there is something about a good quality art print that is somehow more convincing than an image on a screen. Sloe gin, over the past decade or so I've seen many people putting lovely shelving in their dining rooms to combine functions or simply bring books into a room that doesn't often see them. I love that look, of a literary dining room! I have seen that Circus book, Robo, and the Atomic Ranch book also, they are both marvelous! It's clear that our collective enjoyment of these tomes is at least partly for the esthetic quality of the books themselves in addition to the content. I suppose that's what makes them "useful" decor :-) In some cases they might function purely as decor, as the leather books you've used, tinam. Have you seen the book purses that are so popular in some circles? Kate Spade has or had a few, and there's quite a cottage industry on Etsy making real old books into small handbags. They aren't a tenth big enough for me, but I love looking at them! |
- Posted by outsideplaying (My Page) on Mon, Mar 31, 14 at 9:22
Kswl, I haven't seen any other books of his essays either, and this one is pretty old and I've had it a long time. I think it's called 'Passages'. I'll check if you want to try to find it. I believe Dr. Sams died not too long ago, and I really enjoyed his books. I love taking photos of old barns, so this book really appealed to me. One of these days i'm going to go thru my photos and turn some of them into B&W's and frame some of them I think. BTW, I love your da Vinci book! |
Thanks, outside. I love the idea of a wall of barn photographs--- sometimes the ones that look like they are struggling to remain standing are almost too sad. |
- Posted by outsideplaying (My Page) on Mon, Mar 31, 14 at 12:32
I prefer to call them 'barn faces', lol! Some of them are sad, yes. Some look surprised they are still standing, and some amused. If you look at them long enough, you'll see what I mean. Then there are the ones with interesting construction details - cantilevered, stone, quilt barns, etc. Love finding them. That's also cool that your FIL was a classmate of Ferrol Sams. |
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After Reina catches up to her lover Risty, she wants to get together and have hot sechs or something. But Risty's all like...nooooooo, because Reina is so freakin' weak and uninteresting. The two of them get in a fight and Risty easily beats her before the warrior priestess Tomoe stops them both. Then Risty ends up getting in a fight with the tit-biting snake lady Echidna. I guess they fight to a draw or something. Risty says she'll futz around for two more days, but then she'll leave for someone who can actually fight.
Later, Nanael is freeloading and talking to herself like a crazy lady while Tomoe, Shizuka, and Reina all have dinner. Tomoe gives Reina a nude body massage for some reason I can't remember. Probably something to do with releasing tension (or maybe creating it). The next morning, tit-biting snake lady offers to help Reina train thanks to the surprisingly strong sap of a nearby tree which she boils into a makeshift armor. For no reason at all, she ends up sorta-but-not-quite-raping Reina as she spreads the thick orange sap all over both of their nude bodies while Tomoe and Nanael watch from afar. This provides an example of the [unofficial] Queen's Blade Armor Theory: in shows like this, bare skin has 3x the strength of any real armor.
Anyways, Reina nearly gets psyched out as Echidna begins to spar with her, nude except covered by a single layer of the thick slime that can absorb a few hits. Useless angel starts to call a Queen's Blade match, but Tomoe stops her, and lets them practice for hours on end.
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I've tried these many times over the years and usually get through the germination stage just fine. It's the transplanting and growing on that cause problems. I understand that poppies resent transplanting, but what's one to do? At the moment I have a nine-cell pack of papaver bracteatum (not orientale but related), all nicely sprouted with from 2 to 8 seedlings per cell. Any advice on how to proceed from this stage? Any help appreciated. Gary |
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I've had the best success going out in wintertime and generously sprinkling those tiny seeds randomly in the flower bed. That reminds me.. I have another variety of poppy seed and need to go out in the cold and spread them around. I tried in the house in cell packs and ran into the same problem as you. They are hard to transplant, so winter-sowing directly outside has proven (at least for me) the only successful way I have grown them. The seeds are so small that they don't even need covered. The action of precipitation gets them where they need to go. |
- Posted by garystpaul z4 MN (My Page) on Sat, Jan 18, 14 at 9:09
Thank you, benecjedi. There's wisdom in what you write. I routinely sow seeds of opium and other annual poppies that way with good success, usually in late winter right on top of the snow. It didn't occur to me to try the perennial types that way as well; perhaps waiting for early spring. In any case, I have to deal with the ones in my cell packs. If you or anyone has advice on that, I'm still paying attention. Thanks, |
I sow mine in 1litre pots (5inch), thinning the seedlings till I have one really good one, then just tip the pot into the planting hole, keeping the rootball intact. |
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I agree. One plant per pot gives as little root disturbance as possible. Plant out when still young. |
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Exactly what I'm going to try. Thank you very much. Gary |
- Posted by SouthCountryGuy SE BC 5 (My Page) on Sun, Jan 19, 14 at 12:09
I grow lots of poppies and don't find them to be a problem if, as stated above, you thin to one in each pot and don't bother the root ball. So for the ones in your cell packs thin the seedlings to one in each pot. If you need to pot up just transplant the whole cell, as Campulana described. I adore poppies, just wish the flowers would last a bit longer. |
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Posted: 10/31/2007 - Four contractors working for an oil-field services equipment company have been fired after they allegedly hung nooses at one of the company's Houston facilities.
Posted: 10/31/2007 - Four contractors working for an oil-field services equipment company have been fired after they allegedly hung nooses at one of the company's Houston facilities.
Posted: 10/31/2007 - Town officials in the Dallas enclave of Highland Park want to implement one of the state's first laws on drivers' cell-phone use with a ban on talking in school zones.
Posted: 10/31/2007 - A pepper spray discharge in an office building in Austin left one person needing medical help. The accident happened in a customer call center operation of Dell financial services.
Posted: 10/31/2007 - Two bills that hold a lot of money for Texas are at the center of a partisan fight over federal spending. One measure is about paying for defense. The other bill involves veterans and construction at military bases.
Posted: 10/31/2007 - Police in Plano found a woman dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a medical office after she held a doctor and a nurse hostage for about 45 minutes.
Posted: 10/31/2007 - Authorities are investigating the identity and cause of death of a young girl whose remains washed ashore inside a storage box on West Galveston Bay.
Updated: 10/31/2007 - An early morning aggravated robbery in College Station has police searching for two suspects.
Updated: 10/31/2007 - Brazos County Crime Stoppers celebrated 25 years of catching crooks at a Tuesday night banquet at the Hilton Hotel in College Station.
Updated: 10/31/2007 - Lowry Mays' business career is well known throughout the state. Tuesday, it was recognized by Former President Bush and another major entrepreneur.
Updated: 10/31/2007 - The Bryan City Council took the first step toward turning ideas into action. In a workshop meeting Tuesday, the council discussed six main areas of emphasis that were developed at an August retreat.
Updated: 10/31/2007 - Only one week to go before Iola residents decide if their town becomes a city. Voters go to the polls November 6 to determine if Iola will incorporate and become a city.
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Updated: 10/31/2007 - A College Station truck driver escaped with minor injuries Tuesday morning after he lost control of his vehicle and rolled it.
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Dr. David Rankin has announced that the 2014-15 academic year will be his final year as President of Southern Arkansas University. Rankin will retire effective June 30, 2015. He made the announcement to faculty and staff at SAU on May 1, 2014. Rankin was appointed President in 2002, and quickly set forth with his ambitious "Blue and Gold Vision," SAU's first-ever capital campaign. In his 13 years, he has almost completed that vision with numerous campus capital projects completed, totaling Read More
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The Mulerider recently turned a lot of heads as she rode Molly Ann the mule to some of the state's most popular locations in celebration of SAU's record fall enrollment. Megan Maye, senior SAU student from Mena, Ark., vowed to ride out her final year as one of the most unique collegiate mascots at full speed. She and Molly Ann hit 15 locations in two days at Hot Springs and Little Rock on November 13-14, 2013. "Southern Arkansas University has Read More
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There is also a lesson here for those who think that unless there is a personal afterlife, their lives lack any meaning or purpose. What is necessary to underwrite the perceived significance of what we do, it seems, is not a belief in the afterlife but rather a belief that humanity will survive, at least for a good long time.
But will humanity survive for a good long time? Although we normally assume that others will live on after we ourselves have died, we also know that there are serious threats to humanity's survival. Not all of these threats are human-made, but some of the most pressing certainly are, like those posed by climate change and nuclear proliferation. People who worry about these problems often urge us to remember our obligations to future generations, whose fate depends so heavily on what we do today. We are obligated, they stress, not to make the Earth uninhabitable or to degrade the environment in which our descendants will live.
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Nick Lachey is bringing the bad vibes to Friday the 13th. The 98 Degrees singer announced on his Twitter page today that a reunion tour with his old band mates will not be happening anytime soon. Actually, he said that a tour with '98 Degree' won't be happening, so I'm still holding onto some hope that a '98 Degrees' tour is a possibility.
The host of The Sing-Off did leave fans with some hope by using the hashtag #neversaynever when tweeting about a reunion tour, saying that his busy personal life was a factor in his decision to pass on the reunion, tweeting "So psyched to see all the excitement for a 98 degree tour, but the only tour I'll be doing this summer is at baby's 'r us!". Lachey is expecting his first child with wife Vanessa Minnillo this summer.
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Freshwater quality
Justification for indicator selection
- Biodiversity relevance: the indicator gives an assessment of water quality which fundamentally determines the structure and functioning of aquatic and associated terrestrial ecosystems and dependent organisms.
- Country comparison: the indicator is quantitative and representative of the situation in countries.
- Well established data flow and methodology.
- The indicator is updated annually.
- The data are in Waterbase and are freely available through the EEA data service.
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Indicator definition
This indicator shows:
1. Annual median concentrations in rivers of Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) and ammonium (NH4).
2. Trends in concentrations of orthophosphate and nitrate in rivers, total phosphorus and nitrate in lakes, and nitrate in groundwater bodies.
The concentration of nitrate is expressed as mg nitrate (NO3)/l for groundwater and mg nitrate-nitrogen (mg NO3-N/l) for rivers and orthophosphate and total phosphorus as mg P/l.
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Context description
Ammonium concentrations are normally raised as a result of organic pollution, caused by discharges from waste water treatment plants, industrial effluents and agricultural runoff. Ammonium exerts a demand on oxygen in water since it is transformed to oxidised forms of nitrogen. In addition it is toxic to aquatic life at certain concentrations dependent on water temperature, salinity and pH. Background concentrations of ammonium are around 15 μg/l (as N) (Meybeck, 1982, quoted in EEA, 1999).
BOD is a key indicator of the oxygenation status of water bodies. BOD is the oxygen demand brought about by organisms in water and sediment acting on oxidisable organic matter. In most European countries the BOD5 test is used where oxygen consumption is measured after five days incubation under controlled conditions. In other, mainly Northern Europe countries, the BOD7 test is used where samples are incubated for seven days. High BOD is usually a result of organic pollution, caused by discharges from wastewater treatment plants, industrial effluents and agricultural run-off. High BOD has several effects on the aquatic environment including reducing river water chemical and biological quality, reducing biodiversity of aquatic communities and reducing the microbiological quality of waters. Background levels are difficult to quantify and are likely to be at or below the detection limit of the analytical method used i.e. between 1 and 2 mg O2/l.
Large inputs of nitrogen and phosphorus to water bodies can lead to eutrophication causing ecological changes that result in a loss of plant and animal species (reduction in biodiversity and ecological status), and have negative impacts on the use of water for human consumption and other purposes.
There are a number of EU Directives aimed at reducing the loads and impacts of organic matter. These include:
- Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC).
- Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/71/EEC).
- Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive (96/61/EEC).
- Water Framework Directive.
Drinking Water Directive (98/83/EC)
Relation of the indicator to the focal area
Ammonium, BOD, and N and P concentrations indicate water quality. If concentrations are high, quality goes down, threatening aquatic biodiversity and reducing the integrity of the ecosystem and its capacity to deliver ecosystem services.
Enrichment of water bodies with organic matter can lead to oxygen depletion and changes in the trophic structure and functioning of aquatic ecosystems. Until the WFD establishes reference conditions and good status for water bodies -- including, for water bodies impacted by organic matter discharges, type-specific concentrations equivalent to good ecological status, it will not be possible to relate the indicator to specific impacts on ecological status or biodiversity. However, with decreasing concentrations of oxygen consuming substances and nutrient concentrations it can be assumed in general that the water quality of water bodies is improving and by association aquatic life will benefit.
Groundwater is also important as it can be a source of nitrate in rivers adversely affecting associated river and lake water bodies, wetlands and dependent terrestrial ecosystems. Groundwater is also a very important source of drinking water in many countries, and hence it is important to protect its quality also from a human health perspective.
No targets have been specified
Related policy documents
No related policy documents have been specified
Methodology for indicator calculation
The data in Waterbase are collected through the Eionet-Water process and are therefore sub-samples of national data assembled for the purpose of providing comparable indicators of pressures, state and impact of waters on a Europe-wide scale and the data sets are not intended for assessing compliance with any European Directive or any other legal instrument.
Detailed description of the methodology can be found in the specification sheets for EEA core set indicator 019 'Oxygen consuming substances in Rivers' (http://ims.eionet.europa.eu/IMS/ISpecs/ISpecification20041007131940/full_spec) and 020 'Nutrients in freshwater' (http://ims.eionet.europa.eu/IMS/ISpecs/ISpecification20041007131957/full_spec).
Methodology for gap filling
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Methodology references
No methodology references available.
Data specifications
EEA data references
- Waterbase - Groundwater provided by European Environment Agency (EEA)
- Reference Waterbase - Lakes provided by European Environment Agency (EEA)
- Waterbase - Rivers provided by European Environment Agency (EEA)
External data references
Data sources in latest figures
Methodology uncertainty
No uncertainty has been specified
Data sets uncertainty
No uncertainty has been specified
Rationale uncertainty
- The main disadvantage is that the indicator is at present not directly related to effects on aquatic ecosystems: this should improve when WFD assessments are fully implemented (see below for more details).
- The current selection of stations for Eionet-Water is for assessments at the country level, and representative assessments of individual catchments may not necessarily be obtained. This is being improved as part of the WISE process and development. Information on specific (but not all) water bodies can however be obtained.
- Another disadvantage of indicators focussing on assessing the water quality (oxygen demand) may be different uses throughout Europe. Some countries use indexes on species level, others on family level. The intercalibration exercise of the EU Joint Research Centre on newly developed assessment systems in Europe to fulfil the requirements of the WFD have recently generated some 'Intercalibration Metrics' that are being widely used throughout Europe to compare country-specific assessment results. See, e.g., Birk and Hering (2006) and Birk et al. (2006).
The indicator has been adopted as an EEA core set indicator. The information basis for the indicator and the assessments possible will improve in time as the WFD assessments are implemented by Member States.
This indicator was selected for the Headline Indicator instead of other globally available indicators (e.g. as used in UNEP GEMS/water), because the EEA core set indicators contain detailed data for a substantial number of European countries.
Further work
Short term work
Work specified here requires to be completed within 1 year from now.
Long term work
Work specified here will require more than 1 year (from now) to be completed.
Work description
SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT This indicator will be improved as more countries implement Eionet-Water. More time series data would improve the data set particularly if from Southern countries. There are gaps in river characteristic information from some countries. Also many countries did not report all the requested summary statistics such as the median. Fill gaps related to catchment pressures. Some countries have used Corine land cover data to provide proxy indicators of pressures. It is expected that this aspect will improve significantly during the next year as new updated Corine data will be available, and as work is undertaken by the ETC/WTR and ETC/LUSI to fill in the gaps in the pressure indicators. Countries will also be designing and/or modifying their monitoring programmes for rivers, lakes and groundwater bodies over the coming years as a requirement of the WFD. This should increase the extent of information potentially available to the EEA through the Eionet‑Water process which will be integrated and extended into the Water Information System for Europe (WISE).Resource needs
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1 This is the word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, saying: | 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: |
2 Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, saying: Write thee all the words that I have spoken to thee, in a book. | 2 "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you. |
3 For behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Juda, saith the Lord: and I will cause them to return to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. | 3 The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity and restore them to the land I gave their forefathers to possess,' says the LORD." |
4 And these are the words that the Lord hath spoken to Israel and to Juda: | 4 These are the words the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah: |
5 For thus saith the Lord: We have heard a voice of terror: there is fear and no peace. | 5 "This is what the LORD says: " 'Cries of fear are heard-- terror, not peace. |
6 Ask ye, and see if a man bear children? why then have I seen every man with his hands on his loins, like a woman in labour, and all faces are turned yellow? | 6 Ask and see: Can a man bear children? Then why do I see every strong man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor, every face turned deathly pale? |
7 Alas, for that day is great, neither is there the like to it; and it is the time of tribulation to Jacob, but he shall be saved out of it. | 7 How awful that day will be! None will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it. |
8 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst his bands: and strangers shall no more rule over him: | 8 " 'In that day,' declares the LORD Almighty, 'I will break the yoke off their necks and will tear off their bonds; no longer will foreigners enslave them. |
9 But they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them. | 9 Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them. |
10 Therefore fear thou not, my servant Jacob, saith the Lord, neither be dismayed, O Israel: for behold, I will save thee from a country afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity: and Jacob shall return, and be at rest, and abound with all good things, and there shall be none whom he may fear: | 10 " 'So do not fear, O Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, O Israel,' declares the LORD. 'I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their exile. Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one will make him afraid. |
11 For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee: for I will utterly consume all the nations, among which I have scattered thee: but I will not utterly consume thee: but I will chastise thee in judgment, that thou mayst not seem to thyself innocent. | 11 I am with you and will save you,' declares the LORD. 'Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you but only with justice; I will not let you go entirely unpunished.' |
12 For thus saith the Lord: Thy bruise is incurable, thy wound is very grievous. | 12 "This is what the LORD says: " 'Your wound is incurable, your injury beyond healing. |
13 There is none to judge thy judgment to bind it up: thou hast no healing medicines. | 13 There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sore, no healing for you. |
14 All thy lovers have forgotten thee, and will not seek after thee: for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with cruel chastisement: by reason of the multitude of thy iniquities, thy sins are hardened. | 14 All your allies have forgotten you; they care nothing for you. I have struck you as an enemy would and punished you as would the cruel, because your guilt is so great and your sins so many. |
15 Why criest thou for thy affliction? thy sorrow is incurable: for the multitude of thy iniquity, and for thy hardened sins I have done these things to thee. | 15 Why do you cry out over your wound, your pain that has no cure? Because of your great guilt and many sins I have done these things to you. |
16 Therefore all they that devour thee, shall be devoured: and all thy enemies shall be carried into captivity: and they that waste thee shall be wasted, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey. | 16 " 'But all who devour you will be devoured; all your enemies will go into exile. Those who plunder you will be plundered; all who make spoil of you I will despoil. |
17 For I will close up thy scar, and will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord. Because they have called thee, O Sion, an outcast: This is she that hath none to seek after her. | 17 But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,' declares the LORD, 'because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.' |
18 Thus saith the Lord: Behold I will bring back the captivity of the pavilions of Jacob, and will have pity on his houses, and the city shall be built in her high place, and the temple shall be founded according to the order thereof. | 18 "This is what the LORD says: " 'I will restore the fortunes of Jacob's tents and have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on her ruins, and the palace will stand in its proper place. |
19 And out of them shall come forth praise, and the voice of them that play: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be made few: and I will glorify them, and they shall not be lessened. | 19 From them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will add to their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will bring them honor, and they will not be disdained. |
20 And their children shall be as from the beginning, and their assembly shall be permanent before me: and I will visit against all that afflict them. | 20 Their children will be as in days of old, and their community will be established before me; I will punish all who oppress them. |
21 And their leader shall be of themselves: and their prince shall come forth from the midst of them: and I will bring him near, and he shall come to me: for who is this that setteth his heart to approach to me, saith the Lord? | 21 Their leader will be one of their own; their ruler will arise from among them. I will bring him near and he will come close to me, for who is he who will devote himself to be close to me?' declares the LORD. |
22 And you shall be my people: and I will be your God. | 22 " 'So you will be my people, and I will be your God.' " |
23 Behold the whirlwind of the Lord, his fury going forth, a violent storm, it shall rest upon the head of the wicked. | 23 See, the storm of the LORD will burst out in wrath, a driving wind swirling down on the heads of the wicked. |
24 The Lord will not turn away the wrath of his indignation, till he have executed and performed the thought of his heart: in the latter days you shall understand these things. | 24 The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand this. |
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Stella Artois®, the world's best-selling Belgian beer, was first brewed as a holiday gift for the people of Leuven, Belgium. This year, to celebrate the brand's seasonal heritage, Stella Artois has created a new gift for fans around the world that melds timeless elegance with modern technological sophistication to create a truly unparalleled experience.
Accessible via the brand's Facebook page Stella Artois Thailand (http://www.facebook.com/StellaArtoisThailand) , fans can enter a friend's name and address to create their holiday message. From there, Christmas Carole does the rest, arriving virtually at the recipient's front door, where she sings a carol and presents the card's receiver with a virtual Stella Artois limited-edition holiday bottle, served in a personalized Stella Artois chalice. This modern holiday greeting integrates images of Christmas Carole on her journey with images of the recipient's own city or town, thanks to Google Street View and Maps technology.
"I loved the idea of Christmas caroling," said actress Alice Eve. "It embodies a sense of joy, and is a tradition that unites us in celebration during the holiday season."
"Stella Artois was originally crafted for Christmas. In commemoration, we're excited to provide our fans with a unique Stella Artois experience that reflects our heritage and style," said Pablo Firpo, Global Marketing Director, Stella Artois. "We think our fans will love this beautiful holiday greeting."
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I had an interesting conversation with a friend last night. This person is very anti-AW. I asked him if he liked NY's new law that says it's a felony to bring a gun into a school (or school zone or what ever the exact verbiage). How do the anti-gun people feel about this.
Currently it's against the law but if you do nothing else the crime is a serious misdemeanor. That still can mean big fines and jail time but it's not a felony. My issue with this sort of law is it's the sort that will throw the book at an otherwise law abiding person who crosses the law either by accident or by misunderstanding. Consider the follow two examples. Someone with a CCW is asked to pick up Jr at school. The person forgets to take the gun off before getting Jr. Now that person faces a felony for an innocent mistake where no harm was cause or intended. A person has a gun in the trunk of a car (secured as legally required for transport). The person stops to pick up Jr at school. Person gets out to either help load Jrs stuff in the trunk or talk to another parent. While loading the trunk the gun case is noticed and the cops press charges of gun on school property. Again, does a felony seem reasonable in this case? Certainly if someone starts shooting the school then a gun possession on school property charge is the least of the charges they will face. At the same time if the person is planning something bad but it's stopped before any shooting do we think the gun possession charge is the only thing they can be charged with? Ultimately are the anti-gun people on this forum comfortable with this level of penalty brought onto someone who makes an honest mistake but has no criminal intent? |
Rejected Democratic proposals to the NY gun law Here's the list McLaughlin posted that he says he received from a colleague and notes it is not confidential: Confiscation of "assault weapons" Confiscation [of] ten round clips Statewide database for ALL Guns Continue to allow pistol permit holder's information to be replaced to the public Label semiautomatic shotguns with more than 5 rounds or pistol grips as "assault weapons" Limit the number of rounds in a magazine to 5 and confiscation and forfeiture of banned magazines Limit possession to no more than two (2) magazines Limit purchase of guns to one gun per person per month Require re-licensing of all pistol permit owners Require renewal of all pistol permits every five years State issued pistol permits Micro-stamping of all guns in New York State Require licensing of all gun ammo dealers Mandatory locking of guns at home Fee for licensing, registering weapons |
And, imho, someone w/a concealed carry permit who "forgets" and wears it into school isn't demonstrating the level of reesponsible gun ownership required for that concealed carry. "You have not converted a man because you have silenced him." -- John Morley
"I just helped your mother kill someone. That 'old lady' enough for you?" -- Tara Knowles |
Consider two recent "high capacity magazine" cases in DC. James Brinkley was arrested for having a 15 round magazine in his car. The prosecutor wasn't willing to just let it go despite the fact that Mr Brinkley didn't break the law. http://www.washingtont David Gregory actually did break the law and wasn't charged. That means the prosecutors decided not to do anything about it even though, unlike Brinkley he did break the law. Are you OK with this sort of thing? It's one thing to say the prosecutors will reduce the charges. Are you OK with it if they don't?
Do you think ANYONE should ever have to face felony charges for simply possessing a gun on school property even if they have no criminal intent? That is what this law allows. Do you think that punishment fits the crime? |
Anyway, a friend of mine took a wrong turn off the beaten path, and when he stopped at a red light a cop pulled up behind him, got out of his car, and yelled at him telling him it's not safe to stop in this neighborhood so if you get a red light just go through it. According to people who hate the Bill of Rights, my friend would have been safer in that area if he didn't have a gun. Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell the government what they want and their kids pay for it.
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Ask Bloomberg a question, get pushed and then followed and asked for I.D. by his goon squad. Amazing.
Journalist Accosted By Security Over Mayor Bloomberg Gun Control Question http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC...e= "Ever wonder how Mayor Bloomberg gets away with gun control lectures while he has his own security detail? Yeah, so did we. But don't expect any answers from Bloomberg. Just expect harassment" |
City meeting on the New NY gun laws. The People aren't happy. I bet the state wishes they could take away these citizens' First Amendment rights as easily as they do their Second.
I think my favorite question asked of the police guy is if military-style weapons are so evil and only for war, why do the police have them? New York State Resistance - "... prime for something like that." 1/29/13 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT...e= Last edited by Deusxmachina; 02-03-2013 at 12:34 AM.. |
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The big picture here will be revealed when we see what the result is of will of the people v. the will of the politicians in the collision on this issue.
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NY fails again...just like the moron anti-gun politicians fail...again..
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Trez, you could post the first YouTube video of someone shooting a Medusa. That'd be awesome!
"An armed society is a polite society." Robert A. Heinlein "After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military." William S. Burroughs


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In this article the raw materials, properties, and applications of whiteware ceramics are reviewed. At certain points in the article there are references to specific industrial processes employed in the manufacture of whiteware products. For more detailed description of these processes, see industrial ceramics.
Raw materials: clay, flint, and feldspar
Whitewares are often referred to as triaxial bodies, owing to the three mineral types—clay, silica, and feldspar—consistently found in their makeup. Clay is the plastic component, giving shaping abilities to the unfired product and also serving as a glass former during firing. Flint (the common name used in the industry for all forms of silica) serves as a filler, lending strength to the shaped body before and during firing. Feldspar serves as a fluxing agent, lowering the melting temperatures of the mixture.
Clay is the most important of the ingredients, and the most important clay used in fine whiteware products is kaolin, also known as china clay. Kaolin is the only type of clay from which a white, translucent, vitreous ceramic can be made. It is a refractory clay, meaning that it can be fired at high temperatures without deforming, and it is white-burning, meaning that it imparts whiteness to the finished ware. Kaolin is formed principally of the mineral kaolinite, a hydrous aluminosilicate with a fine, platy structure; its ideal chemical formula is Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4. China clays are composed mostly of well-ordered kaolinite, with no impurities. Lower-grade whitewares are usually made of ball clays, which incorporate ordered and disordered kaolinite plus other clay minerals and impurities. These impurities—particularly iron oxides—render the fired ware off-white to gray or tan in colour.
Whiteware products are often differentiated into three main classes—porous, semivitreous, and vitreous—according to their degree of vitrification (and resulting porosity). Proceeding from porous to vitreous, more particular product categories include earthenware, stoneware, china, and technical porcelains. Earthenware is nonvitreous and of medium porosity. It is often glazed to provide fluid impermeability and an attractive finish. Specific products include tableware and decorative tile ware. Stoneware is a semivitreous or vitreous whiteware with a fine microstructure (that is, a fine arrangement of solid phases and glass on the micrometre level). Products include tableware, cookware, chemical ware, and sanitary ware (e.g., drainpipe).
All vitreous whitewares are often referred to as porcelains, but in the ceramics industry a distinction is maintained between the true porcelains (or technical porcelains) and china. China is vitreous whiteware for nontechnical applications. Because of its high glass content, it can be used unglazed, though it also can be glazed for aesthetic appeal. China is known for high strength and impact resistance and also for low water absorption—all deriving from the high glass content. Typical products include hotel china, a lower grade of china tableware with a strength and impact resistance suiting it to commercial use; fine china (including bone china), a highly vitreous, translucent tableware; and sanitary plumbing fixtures.
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DescriptionBorn in the mountains above Venice in the late fifteenth century, Tiziano Vecellioor Titianwas the greatest painter of the Venetian High Renaissance. A poetic visionary and a technical master of oils, he painted everything, from frescoes and grand altarpieces to mythological stories and portraitsworks described by his contemporaries as "mirrors of nature." Sheila Hale's rich biography is the first since 1877 to examine all contemporary accounts of Titian's life and work as well as recent art historical scholarship, some of it previously unpublished. Her book charts the extraordinary transformation of Titian's style: from the radiant, minutely realized masterpieces of his youth, to the more freely painted work of his middle years, to the dark, tragic, sometimes terrifying visions of his old age. Drawing on the latest scientific examinations of his paintings, Hale seeks to explain the evolution of his methods and his art. In doing so, she also gives many different voicesfrom Titian's lifetime to todayfree reign to explore, praise, and sometimes doubt his genius. When Titian died in 1576, in his late eighties, he had spent the whole of his working life in Venicethe most celebrated city in Europetraveling as little as possible despite the clamor for his presence at the great courts of the continent. He had witnessed wars, Ottoman invasions, and the rising Protestant threat to the Catholic Church. He had become the favored painter of both Charles Vthe most powerful man in the worldand his son, Philip II of Spain, who became Titian's most important patron. Sheila Hale's masterly biography presents Titian through the lens of the turbulent times in which he lived and explores how this innovative sixteenth-century master conveyed in his paintings a kind of truth that few other artists have been able to communicate, which has fascinated Titian's admirers and followers ever since. About the AuthorSheila Hale has known and often lived in Venice since 1965, when she began as a research assistant to the late John Hale, with whom she worked on Renaissance Venice and The Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance. Her guidebook to Venice, first published in 1984, was praised by David Lodge as "the best guidebook I have ever used" and by Eric Newby as "deserving a Nobel Prize." She has written other guidebooks, an architectural history of Verona, and articles for a number of papers, including the New York Times, the London Observer, and the Times Literary Supplement. Her book The Man Who Lost His Language was described by Brenda Maddox as "enlarging the language of love" and by Michael Frayn as "a triumph." Sheila Hale is a trustee of Venice in Peril and lives in Twickenham, England. Praise for Titian: His Life…"Impressive…entertaining…a feat of research…crammed with new or expanded or rethought information about this stubbornly mysterious giant" |